Academy Alumna Kerri Aitken Awarded Best in Show in NAVS Art for Animals Competition.

Three other Alumnae receive third place and honorable mentions.

NAVS Awards Artists’ Best Expressions of Compassion for Animals.

The National Anti-Vivisection Society extends a heartfelt “Thank You!” to everyone who participated in Art for Animals 2014.

We received nearly 300 compelling pieces of artwork illustrating this year’s theme “Compassion for Animals”. Entries represented a wide range of subjects and the use of diverse mediums — including painting, poetry, photography, sculpture, collage and even a quilt.

This year’s Best in Show winner (Liberation by Kerri Aitken) beautifully illustrates the end goal of NAVS’ mission: empty cages. Her depiction of animals most commonly used in research standing before an unlocked and empty cage — and beneath the wings of a symbol for hope — articulates NAVS’ vision for the future of all animals.